Drilldown: Medicines
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classes:
[[:Category:5-alpha-reductase_inhibitors|5α-reductase inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Androgen_modulators|Androgen modulator]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihyperglycemic_agents|Antihyperglycemic agent]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antioxidants|Antioxidant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (1) ·
[[:Category:DPP-4_inhibitors|DPP-4 inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Incretin_modulators|Incretin pathway modulator]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Insulins|Insulin]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Mealtime_insulins|Mealtime (bolus) insulin]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Rapid-acting_insulins|Rapid-acting insulin analog]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Vitamins|Vitamin]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Water-soluble_vitamins|Water-soluble vitamin]] (1)
mechanism:
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000052E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000052F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000530-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000586-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000587-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000588-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000005EF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005F0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005F1-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000117B-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
5 mg PO daily for BPH; 1 mg PO daily for androgenetic alopecia (1) ·
5 mg PO once daily (no renal dose adjustment, unlike sitagliptin) (1) ·
General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported (1) ·
SC 4-6 units (or 1 unit per 10-15 g carbs) at meals; titrate to postprandial glucose (1) ·
SC 4-6 units (or 1 unit per 10-15 g carbs) at meals; titrate to postprandial glucose. Typical total daily dose 0.5-1 U/kg/d split between basal and prandial coverage in T1DM (1)
preparations:
1 mg, 5 mg tablets (1) ·
100 U/mL (Humalog, Admelog, Lyumjev) vials, pens, cartridges; 200 U/mL Humalog KwikPen (1) ·
100 U/mL (NovoLog, Fiasp) vials, pens, cartridges (1) ·
100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty) (1) ·
5 mg tablets; combination with metformin (1)
fda max: (Click arrow to add another value)
routes:
onset:
BPH symptom improvement at 3-6 months; prostate volume reduction over 6-12 months; hair regrowth at 6-12 months (1) ·
Days for symptom improvement in scurvy (1) ·
Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks (1) ·
SC: 5-15 minutes (Fiasp 2.5 minutes earlier on average) (1) ·
SC: 5-15 minutes; ultra-rapid Lyumjev faster (1)
duration:
halflife:
~1 hour SC'"`UNIQ--ref-00000589-QINU`"' (1) ·
~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours (1) ·
~12 hours (effective); terminal much longer'"`UNIQ--ref-0000117C-QINU`"' (1) ·
~5-6 hours in young men, ~8 hours in elderly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000531-QINU`"' (1) ·
~80 minutes SC'"`UNIQ--ref-000005F2-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
pregnancy:
'''Pregnant individuals should not handle crushed/broken tablets''' (skin absorption risk); can cause hypospadias in male fetus. Not used in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Insulin is the preferred glucose-lowering therapy in pregnancy; aspart is widely used.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Insulin is the preferred glucose-lowering therapy in pregnancy; lispro is widely used.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited data; switch to insulin where feasible.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
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